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*MAN CHIN DEFENDS MIN ERS PROTECTION
‘ .DACT ON SENATE FLOOR
Washington, DC. — U.S. Senator
Joe Manchin (D-WV) delivered
remarks on the Senate Floor today
defending the Miners Protection
Act from attacks from Senator
Mike Enzi (R-WY), who called into
question the promise our federal
government has made to our miners
on the Senate Floor earlier today.
Read Senator Manchin’s floor
remarks as prepared for delivery
below:
M. President, I rise in defense of
the bipartisan Miners Protection
Act.
Our coal miners are some of the
hardest-working people in America
and they have dedicated their lives
to powering our nation.
By the end of this year, tens of
tho isands of miners are going to
receive notices that they will lose
their health benefit.
So, I have come to the floor again
to answer the points that were
called into question by Senator
Enzi.
First, Senator Enzi specifically
questioned the promise that was
made to miners in 1946, saying
that it was made between coal
companies and unions, not the
federal government. He said there
was never an agreement with the
federal government.
That simply is not true.
In May 1946, the United States
was in the midst of a robust post-
World War II economic recovery.
The United Mine Workers of
America were actively negotiating
their contracts and a strike was
pending in the coal mines.
President Truman knew the
vital role the coal industry played
in the economic recovery efforts
and, fearing a prolonged strike,
‘ issued an Executive Order directing
the Secretary of Interior to take
possession of the bituminous coal
mines in the United States and
negotiate with the unions.
Senator Enzi stated “this
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agreement was made between
the members and the union, not
between the members and the
American taxpayer.”
In fact, the first line of the Krug-
Lewis agreement the historic,
document that created the promise
of health benefits and retirement
security for our nation’s miners
“This agreement between the
Secretary of the Interior, acting as
Coal Mines Administrator under
the authority of Executive Order
No. 9728 (dated May 21, 1946, 11.
ER. 5593) and the United Mine
Workers of America.”
The title of the agreement says
“Executed at the White House,
Washington, DC, May 29, 1946.”
I believe that the Secretary of
the Interior and the White House
were representatives of the federal
government back in 1946 just like
they are today.
I’d like to submit that agreement
to the record now.
Second, my colleague from
Wyoming stated, “I worry about the
claim that we are helping all coal
miners with this proposal...”
West Virginian coal miners —
union and non-union —- all continue
to suffer from the devastating effects
of ongoing coal bankruptcies.
Senator, we are willing to help
all miners but we are focusing this
particular effort on the United Mine
Workers of America because of the
unique federal promise that was
made to them over 70 years ago.
I invite you to join me in finding
a way to help the rest.
Senator Enzi also stated that
he wants “America to remain
financially solvent.”
So do I.
In fact, if we do not pass the
Miners Protection Act, the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(PBGC) will shoulder the burden of
the outstanding liabilities.
In a January letter
Congressman McKinley,
to
the
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Summers County
Dilapidated Structure Committee
will meet Thursday, July 21 at 12
p.m. at the Summers County
Memorial Building.
~':~~’~(\\X Kw j; Regular Meeting Agenda
*Welcome and Determination of
Quorum
*Old Business
*Review and Approval of Minutes
*New Business
*Other Business
*Adjourn
For more information contact
Stacy Ford, 304-466-7113 or email
sford2@wvstateu.edu
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Guaranty Corporation confirmed
that if the UMWA becomes
insolvent, the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation will actually
will have to assume billions of
dollars in liabilities causing
negative ripple effects for many
more and for the financial solvency
of our country.
Passing the Miners Protection
Act now means covering $3.5 billion
in health and pension benefits.
If we do not enact this law, the
pension liability alone will carry a
price tag of $6 billion.
So I would say to my friend,
Senator Enzi, join me in this effort,
and we can save the taxpayers
$2.5 billion dollars and prevent the
crippling of the PBGC.
The Miners Protection Act is'
important to my home state of West
Virginia because West Virginia has
more retired union miners than
any other state. Out of 90,594
retired United Mine Workers in the
country in 2014, more than 27,000
live in West Virginia. I
BUT -— the impact will be felt in
every state of the union including
Wyoming. , ‘
In fact, the Miner Protection
Act will help over 900 health
beneficiaries and over 2,000 pension
beneficiaries in Wyoming.
I would just ask what my
colleagues who oppose this
legislation expect widows and
pensioners making $550 a month
in pension benefits to do when their
health plan is terminated.
How do we explain to them that
a seventy year old commitment will
now go unanswered?
It is our responsibility to keep
this promise to our miners who
have answered the call whenever
their country needed them.
I ask Senator Enzi and all of my
colleagues to work with me to keep
our promise to these miners, and
find other ways to protect every
miner.
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The Summers County
Dilapidated Structures Committee
will meet on Thursday, July 21 at
12:00 p.m. in the Memorial Building,
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SERVICE DEPARTMENT
~ Survivors Need to Know Their E-911
,, Address for FEMA Assistance
If you registered for disaster
assistance with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the address on your FEMA
application needs tocorrespond with
your assigned county E-91 1 address
(the “E” stands for “enhanced”). If
FEMA cannot verify your address
at the time you register, your home
inspection may be delayed.
“Once their address is verified,
they. may be visited by a FEMA
contracted housing inspector to
determine the type and amount of
damage to your storm-impacted
home. Evidence that the damaged
property is their primary residence
or evidence that you own the
property will be required”, said
Maria Padron, FEMA Media
Relations.
What is an E-911 Address?
The West Virginia Legislature
created E-91 1 service to incorporate .
city-type emergency addressing
in rural areas of the state into the
911 system. A city-type address,
such as 250 Mountain Rd., clearly
identifies where a telephone is
physically located when dialing 91 1.
Previously, rural postal addresses
did not provide this information.
This system helps county officials
ensure all their citizens receive the
full benefit of 91 1 service by having
emergency response agencies know
precisely where help is needed.
In addition, city-type addresses
are reviewed for possible changes
to assure prompt and accurate
dispatch of emergency services to
'protect human life and property
or the maintenance of general
community security. For these
reasons, your E-911 address is .
considered your “official” address.
When applying for FEMA
assistance, especially in rural
areas, be sure to provide your
E-911 address. Utility bills often
provide the correct zip code and
mailing address of the damaged
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property. When registering,
applicants must specify the exact
address, town, county and zip code
i of their damaged homes.
FEMA must be able to verify the
physical address of your damaged
property when you apply for
federal disaster assistance. This is
the address the home inspector will
use to locate your property.
You will need to demonstrate
to your FEMA-contracted home
inspector that the address of
your damaged home, as shown on
your FEMA application, matches
your mortgage records, property
insurance policy or tax receipts.
Renters must provide proof of
occupancy, such as’ a lease, rent
receipt or utility bill. (A post office
box can be used as a mailing address,
but is not the physical address of
your damaged dwelling.)
If the “official county E-911
address is not the exact one the
survivor used on their FEMA
application, their inspection may
have to be postponed and their
disaster assistance may be delayed”,
commented Padron.
Check it out: Make sure the
name of your street is right. Is it
Stone Road or Old Stone Avenue?
Is it East, West, North, South? Is
the street number correct?
If you know your E-911 address
and it is not the one used with
your FEMA registration, you will
need to correct or update your
FEMA contact information. Visit
DisasterAssistance.gov and use
your unique nine-digit case number,
or call the FEMA helpline at 800-
621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585.
If you don’t know your E-911
address, contact officials in your
county to learn how to obtain the
documentation you will need for
FEMA.
Effective Sunday, July 17,
Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs)
in West Virginia will be closed
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on Sundays and begin operating
weekly under new hours. i’
The new operating hours titre
Monday through Saturday, 8 am.
to 6 p.m. All DRCs will be closedfion
Sundays. if
If you have questions outside ,
the DRC business hours, you
can call the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s (FEMA)
Helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice,
711 or video relay service), or 800-
462-7585 for TTY users. You can'
use the Helpline to: 3
Register with FEMA, ask
questions about a FEMA letter, ask
about the status of your registration.
You will need your nine-digit
FEMA registration number and
zip code. Another reason to call
that number is to update ydur
personal information (e.g., change
of address or phone number, bank
or insurance information, et al) to
avoid processing delays, receive
information about FEMA property
inspections and ask about other
federal assistance.” 1
The Hinton Disaster Recovery
Center is located at the Courthouse,
451 1st Avenue and in Monroe
county at 317 S. Monroe St. in
Alderson, WV 24910.
“Survivors can go to any Disaster
Recovery Center to ask for help”, said
Padron. Also they should contact us
if housing conditions have changed
or worsened, especially if it due
to mold or mildew issues. FEMA
mission is to get people in a safe,
sanitary and secure environment”,
added Padron.
Additional information (in
West Virginia’s disaster recovery
can be found by visiting fema.
gov/disast‘er/4273, twitter.coni/
femaregion3, twitter.com/FEMA, I
facebook.com/FEMA, fema.gov/blog
and the flood information pages on
the website of the West Virginia
Division of Homeland’Security and
Emergency Management. ‘
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